Out Past Kimba
Don't say too much.
Sparsity is preferable,
allowing space
for other things
to enter or at least
feel at ease
to approach and give
a sense of presence.
Take the wide,
flat plains out past Kimba.
If you speak,
the land will remain silent
and you will be alone.
But if you enter into the quiet
dreaming of the place,
hold it within
and become perfectly still,
after a while
the land will begin
to tell you its story.
You will learn to weep
and each tear shed
will lighten
and make room.
Only then
can you carry
with you a space
large enough to fit
what you have sought
and longed for
all your life.
Copyright © Paul Willason | Year Posted 2022
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